Jonathan Kingdon

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Jonathan Kingdon
Born
Tanzania
Alma materMakerere University

Ruskin School of Art

Royal School of Art
Occupation(s)Artist, Naturalist
Notable workCanticle of the Sun

East African Mammals; an atlas of evolution in Africa (1971 – 1982)

The Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals (1997, 2015)

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TitlePresident of The Uganda Society
Term1972 - 1973
PredecessorDr. F. Sempala Ntege
SuccessorDr. Phares Mukasa Mutibwa

Jonathan Kingdon (born 1935 in Tanzania) is a zoologist, science author, and artist; a research associate at the University of Oxford. [1] [2] [3]

He focuses on taxonomic illustration and evolution of the mammals of Africa. He is a contributor to The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing. He was awarded the 1993 Silver Medal of the Zoological Society of London, and was awarded the Royal Geographical Society's Cherry Kearton Medal and Award in 1998. [4]

He also served as the 39th President of The Uganda Society between 1972 and 1973 [5]

Background and education

Kingdon was educated at Makerere University [6] . He also trained as an artist at the Ruskin School of Art and the Royal College of Art [7] .

He also taught Fine Art for 15 years at Makerere University and in 1972 was named Director of Makerere University's Margaret Trowell School of Industrial and Fine Art [8] [9]

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References

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  2. "Dr Jonathan Kingdon". Wildlife Conservation Research Unit. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  3. "Jonathan Kingdon". Gallery Pangolin. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  4. "Medals and Awards" (PDF). Royal Geographical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  5. "The Uganda journal". original-ufdc.uflib.ufl.edu. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  6. "Jonathan Kingdon". University of Chicago Press. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  7. "Evolution as Inspiration – Jonathan Kingdon | Cambridge Conservation Initiative". www.cambridgeconservation.org. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  8. "Exploring the role of space, place, pace and race in our evolutionary journey - Fellows' seminar by Jonathan Kingdon". Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study. 15 April 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  9. https://www.another-roadmap.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/kampala-wg-timeline.pdf